Wood sources-MN

[Steven Bolton]

Valley Hardwoods in Glydon, Minnesota, by Moorhead is a good place to buy lumber.

Steve Bolton

[Scott Schwake]

Metro Hardwoods- Maple Grove. I haven't bought anything from them in years.

I called Metro about a year ago, said they didn't do retail sales and referred me to Youngblood.

[Matt Ocel]

www.youngbloodlumber.com - (612) 789-3521

Central ave in Nord East mpls.

Its fun just to walk thru.

[Kevin Groenke]

I'm afraid the days of cheap hardwoods in a retail setting are a thing of the past.

Did Youngblood quote you the retail or wholesale price? Youngblood gives MnWWguild members wholesale pricing. If you're buying much stock it will quickly pay the membership, the Northern Woods Exhibition is also worth the price of membership
http://www.mnwwg.org/

Here are a couple others to consider:

Forest Product Supply, Maplewood: a custom shop that also sells stock. They sell drops and offcuts at very attractive prices.
http://www.forestproductssupply.com/

Siwek Lumber and Millwork, Mpls, Jordan: Some hardwood and sheet stock, curious things like cottonwood, fingerjointed fir, odd lots, lots of trim, doors, windows. Not real user friendly, try to get a commitment on price before digging through too much stock.
http://www.siweklumber.com/

Industrial Lumber and Plywood, Mpls: Wholesale pricing comparable to Youngblood.
http://www.industriallumber.net/

ReUse Center, Mpls: A part of the Green Institute and De-Construction Services, I've seen locally harvested hardwoods here, and they ovten have reclaimed stock which may be suitable depending on the project.
http://www.thereusecenter.com/

Good luck, if you find cheap hardwoods, please share with the rest of us.

-kg

[Kurt Strandberg]

Check the woodworkers guild web site and you'll see we get a discount at many places, Rockler, Woodcraft too.

http://mnwwg.org/mambo/component/opt...page/Itemid,1/

Also more importantly, I've meet some pretty nice people at their gatherings.

It'd be nice to have a Minnesota Creeker gathering this spring/summer, didn't know there was that many from MN here...

Maybe get a wood run going?

Al....who sees Creeker visits galore.....

Not to high jack the thread but I did not see on the woodworkers guild web site where and when they meet.

[Robert Chapman]

If you are willing to go to Upper Michigan check out www.bellforestproducts.com These guys are great and specialize in figured hardwood like birdseye and curly/tiger maple.

[Mike Parzych]

Kevin is spot-on regarding the Twin Cities sources. The MN Woodworkers wholesale price deal with Youngblood is really good since you can sort thru the lumber to pick the boards you want. Just restack neatly - the hard maple pile is usually a mess. They also have 4/4 red oak that they call skip-planed, but on most boards it's fully planed to 7/8ths + and I've been able to just sand it a bit and it's ready to use.

Another vote for the cut-off bins at Forest Products - some are up to 36-40" long, and decent widths.

I've been noticing lately that the prices on craigslist hardwoods (in the "materials" section) are quite low lately. Except for Logs to Lumber in Inver Grove Hts., who advertise there. I've been wishing I had more spare cash to take advantage of some bargains.

What is the deal with Industrial Hardwoods? - I've never been there.

[Scott Schwake]

Another one for the list: http://www.wickswoodproducts.com/
My dad bought a bunch of black ash wood paneling there and was satisfied.

[Mark Ball]

I had great luck with these guys.

http://classicwoodworks.us/

[Chris Schumann]

Straight south of Rochester, just over the MN border

Found an updated URL: http://www.hartzellwoodstock.com/

[Paul Ryan]

Here is another one for the mankato area. Volk band mill. The guys name is jim volk really nice guy and good prices. Only problem he doesn't cut 5/4 does 4/4 and 6/4 but not 5/4, say he donest have much call for it. 507-243-3513.